Since 1921, RadioShack has had a large following in the DIY arena – the folks out there who are building cool projects with things like capacitors, transistors, and circuit boards. We have over 1,800 technical parts and pieces currently available in our stores, but we know that’s not enough. We’ve been listening to you, we [...] Read more
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RadioShack Participates in STARS Program for Kids!
RadioShack recently partnered with the Rotary Club of Fort Worth and Tarrant County College, to host more than 120 eighth grade students from a local middle school as part of the STARS Program. STARS is designed to encourage students to stay in school and provide information regarding the importance of math and science going forward, [...] Read more
THE SHACK LOVES SCIENCE FAIRS
The Shack loves a good science fair, so we’re pretty excited about the ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair this weekend in San Antonio, TX. In fact, back in February, we were at the Fort Worth Regional Science Fair checking out the local students and their cool projects. We gave out several RadioShack Awards, with [...] Read more
The Shack @ Dorkbot Austin: Recap
Last Friday, March 11, we had the opportunity to sponsor and attend the Dorkbot Austin event at SXSW Interactive. Dorkbot is a “regular meeting of artists, hackers, designers, engineers, students, and other interested parties who are involved in the creation of electronic or otherwise technological art.” They’re all about doing strange things with electricity [...] Read more
What can you do with a gift card & a little ingenuity?
As I mentioned before, Dorkbot is all Read more
The Shack Speaks Dork – Dorkbot Austin: 2011
Dorkbot is all about people doing strange things with electricity. It says so right on the top of their site. If you can imagine a science fair for grownups, you’ll have an idea of what a Dorkbot event is like. It’s basically people coming together to show off the projects they’ve been working [...] Read more